July 14, 1989 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CAL 4 CHW 6
MIL 4 CLE 11
TEX 5 SEA 13
@DET 0 BOS 5
@MIN 0 KCR 14
@NYY 5 NYY 9
KCR 7 TOR 4
OAK 1 ATL 3
NYM 2 MON 1
@CIN 0 STL 7
@LAD 2 PHI 4
HOU 2 SDP 7
CHC 4 PIT 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, July 14, 1989, 4:35
Time of Game: 2:40

Royals

50-38

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  3   0  5  0   4  0  2   14 18  1
Yankees         0  0  2   0  0  2   0  0  1    5  8  2

W: B Saberhagen (9-4), L: D Eiland (1-3)

Yankees

44-44

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .215  .578   18    1   0   HR,SB
  P Tabler LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .657    3    2   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .281  .728   10    0   2   SB
  R Palacios 3B-1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .479    5    2   0   
G Brett DH                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .248  .692   17    0   0   HR,HBP
D Tartabull RF                5   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .769   28    1   0   GDP
J Eisenreich LF-CF            5   1   3   2    0   0  .288  .759   18    7   0   2B,SB
B Buckner 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .230  .530   11    5   0   IW
  B Wellman PR-SS             1   1   0   0    0   0  .225  .517    3    1   1   
M Macfarlane C                5   1   1   3    0   2  .227  .568   19    3   0   HR
F White 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .248  .594   14    4   2   
B Pecota SS-3B                5   3   3   3    0   1  .286 1.110   19    1   1   2·HR,2B

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  B Buchanan P                                                           0   0
Totals                       42  14  18  14    3   8              165   27   6

BATTING

2B: B Pecota (2, off D Eiland); J Eisenreich (17, off L McCullers).

HR: B Pecota 2 (2, off D Mohorcic, off L McCullers; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M Macfarlane (1, off L McCullers; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); W Wilson (2, off D Eiland; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Brett (5, off D Eiland; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: B Buckner (2, by L McCullers).

HBP: G Brett (1, by L McCullers).

TB: B Pecota 10; G Brett 6; W Wilson 5; J Eisenreich 4; M Macfarlane 4; D Tartabull 2; K Seitzer 2; F White; B Buckner.

GIDP: D Tartabull (8).

RBI: M Macfarlane 3 (10); B Pecota 3 (3); G Brett 2 (31); D Tartabull 2 (34); J Eisenreich 2 (29); K Seitzer (34); W Wilson (17).

2-out RBI: B Pecota 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: M Macfarlane (4).

E: B Buckner (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (13, 3rd base off L McCullers/D Slaught); J Eisenreich (18, 3rd base off L McCullers/D Slaught); K Seitzer (10, 2nd base off L McCullers/D Slaught).

PO: D Tartabull (2nd base by L McCullers).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .326  .778   14    3   1   
  W Tolleson 2B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .152  .416    5    0   1   
L Polonia LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .699   18    4   0   
D Mattingly 1B                3   1   0   0    0   0  .310  .835   12    4   0   
  K Phelps 1B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .752    4    2   0   
M Hall DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .790   17    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .751   18    3   1   
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .580   15    1   0   
D Slaught C                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .285  .780    8    7   1   HR
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .600   13    3   4   
R Kelly CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .314  .822   19    0   0   2B

D Eiland P                                                               0   0
  L McCullers P                                                          0   1
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   5   8   4    1   3              143   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Kelly (10, off B Saberhagen).

HR: D Slaught (5, off B Buchanan; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: D Slaught 5; R Kelly 2; J Barfield; A Espinoza; K Phelps; L Polonia; S Sax.

RBI: S Sax 2 (36); D Slaught (29); J Barfield (41).

2-out RBI: J Barfield.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly.

E: L Polonia (3); R Kelly (6).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, W (9-4)          8     7   4   2    0   1   0   2.59   32  120-90   66· 4·20    8·13·10· 0     57    -     0.58   0.01
B Buchanan                     1     1   1   1    1   2   1   9.00    5   20-12    7· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   3    1   3   1          37  140-102  73· 6·23    9·13·11· 0           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eiland, L (1-3)              4     9   6   6    1   3   2   5.77   20   59-40   25· 9· 6    8· 4· 4· 0     22    -     0.93  -0.31
L McCullers                    3     6   6   5    2   3   2   5.92   17   64-39   22·10· 7    3· 5· 3· 0          2-2    0.35  -0.18
D Mohorcic                     2     3   2   2    0   2   1   4.15    9   32-24   16· 4· 4    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    18  14  13    3   8   5          46  155-103  63·23·17   15·12· 7· 0          2-2

D Eiland faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Saberhagen (3); D Mohorcic (3).

IBB: L McCullers (4; B Buckner).

PO: L McCullers (3; D Tartabull, 2nd base).

HBP: L McCullers (3; G Brett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. W Wilson             CF    1. S Sax                2B 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. L Polonia            LF 
3. G Brett              DH    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. M Hall               DH 
5. J Eisenreich         LF    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. B Buckner            1B    6. M Pagliarulo         3B 
7. M Macfarlane         C     7. D Slaught            C  
8. F White              2B    8. A Espinoza           SS 
9. B Pecota             SS    9. R Kelly              CF 

   B Saberhagen         P        D Eiland             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  2   17%  79% G Brett         D Eiland        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Seitzer Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  2   12%  60% W Wilson        D Eiland        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 3   1  3-0  -23  2  -12%  57% S Sax           B Saberhagen    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Slaught Scores; Kelly Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  2  -11%  45% D Tartabull     D Eiland        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 3   1  3-0  1--  6   -9%  69% R Kelly         B Saberhagen    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Slaught to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   50%  K Seitzer       Walk
          1--  2   57%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Seitzer to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   45%  D Tartabull     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   54%  J Eisenreich    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Eisenreich out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  4   47%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   45%  F White         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  M Hall          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   49%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   48%  B Pecota        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  2   60%  W Wilson        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  1   62%  K Seitzer       Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home)
   RR     1--  2   79%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Seitzer Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  D Tartabull     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   78%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   74%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   77%  A Espinoza      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   69%  R Kelly         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Slaught to 3B
   RR     -23  2   57%  S Sax           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Slaught Scores; Kelly Scores
   O      1--  4   60%  L Polonia       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  3   63%  D Mattingly     Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Eiland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   61%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   58%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   61%  M Hall          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   63%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   65%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Eiland facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   71%  B Pecota        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  2   78%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pecota to 3B
   R      1-3  2   83%  K Seitzer       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Pecota Scores; Wilson to 2B
                  Lance McCullers replaces Dave Eiland pitching
          12-      86%  G Brett         Wilson Steals 3B; Seitzer Steals 2B
          -23  4   88%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RR     123  4   95%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Tartabull to 2B
   RR     -23  5   97%  J Eisenreich    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brett Scores; Tartabull Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   97%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   96%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   96%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  D Slaught       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   97%  A Espinoza      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   98%  R Kelly         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Lance McCullers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   97%  B Pecota        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   97%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
                  Rey Palacios replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   98%  S Sax           Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  4   97%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   95%  D Mattingly     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Polonia to 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   R      -23      94%  M Hall          Wild Pitch; Polonia Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   96%  " "             Lineout: LF
   R      -2-  6   93%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Mattingly Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   95%  M Pagliarulo    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Lance McCullers facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   96%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tartabull to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      94%  J Eisenreich    Tartabull Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          ---  5   95%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   95%  B Buckner       Intentional Walk
                  Brad Wellman pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 6th
          12-      96%  M Macfarlane    Eisenreich Steals 3B
   RRR    1-3  5   99%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Eisenreich Scores; Wellman Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  F White         Popfly: SS
   R      ---  2  100%  B Pecota        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-12, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
                  Rey Palacios moves to 1B; Bill Pecota moves to 3B; Brad Wellman moves to SS
   O      ---  1  100%  D Slaught       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  4  100%  A Espinoza      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Kelly         Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  6  100%  S Sax           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-4, Dale Mohorcic facing 2-3-4
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Lance McCullers pitching; Ken Phelps replaces Don Mattingly playing 1B batting 3rd; Wayne Tolleson replaces Steve Sax playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  5  100%  R Palacios      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  G Brett         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--     100%  D Tartabull     Wild Pitch; Brett to 2B
   O      -2-  9  100%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Brett to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-12, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
                  Pat Tabler replaces Willie Wilson playing LF batting 1st; Jim Eisenreich moves to CF
   O      ---  5  100%  L Polonia       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  4  100%  K Phelps        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2  100%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-4, Dale Mohorcic facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  100%  B Wellman       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1  100%  F White         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  2  100%  B Pecota        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); White Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  P Tabler        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 14, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-14, Bob Buchanan facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Buchanan replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  7  100%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2  100%  D Slaught       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  R Kelly         Walk
          1--     100%  W Tolleson      Passed Ball; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 14, Yankees 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation